This week Stu and Nick chat with guest; Neen James. They discuss Epic, community in entrepreneurship, and managing attention.
The Authentic Entrepreneurs 1-41 Show Notes:
- Who is Neen James? Introducing this week’s episode. [1:18]
- Welcome Neen James to The Authentic Entrepreneurs podcast! A quick comment on EPIC. [3:06]
- Entrepreneurship is lonely; Why community is so important. [5:25]
- The Aussie moves to sunny Florida. Neen discusses her love for books and her recent decision to “set many of them free”. [6:15]
- Neen explains her childhood dreams and how they led her to where she is now. [7:37]
- Getting started counting coins in a bank. [9:55]
- Moving from banking to the oil industry; The development of the Australian convenience store. [11:19]
- What matters the most? Managing attention, not time. [12:19]
- How to avoid distractions; Investing in a 15 minute appointment with yourself. [14:54]
- Why you should close your tabs! [17:43]
- The biggest challenges for young business executives; Pay attention to your communication skills. [21:33]
- Neen describes her concept of Systemized Thoughtfulness. [23:59]
- How to stand out and add personality when communicating. [27:38]
- Being consistent, timely, and sincere. [28:10]
- Neen’s advice to her younger self. [29:42]
- What will Neen James share with the EPIC Community? [30:47]
- Nick and Stu comment on their takeaways from their discussion with Neen James. [35:03]
Links:
- Check out Phil M Jones’ book Exactly What To Say on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Exactly-What-Say-Influence-Impact-ebook/dp/B073SF65ZZ [22:25]
- Digital Persuasion by Erin Gargan King on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Persuasion-Smarter-Modern-Marketplace-ebook/dp/B077V7B345 [25:08]
- Simon Sinek’s TED Talk “How great leaders inspire action” https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action/up-next?language=en [32:44]
- Neen James on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/neenjames/?hl=en [33:40]
- Neen James on Twitter https://twitter.com/neenjames?lang=en [33:40]
- Neen’s Website https://neenjames.com/ [33:40]
- Email Neen James here! neen@neenjames.com [33:40]
- EPIC http://theepiccommunity.com/ [36:22]
- Subscribe to The Authentic Entrepreneurs on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSstjvhjhozofDCBfdnRpiw/featured [36:27]
- Subscribe to The Authentic Entrepreneurs on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0ac3FW4ZovRubCFwcpzNdd [36:27]
- Subscribe to The Authentic Entrepreneurs on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-authentic-entepreneurs-podcast/id1436525987?mt=2 [36:27]
